I Really Do Not Enjoy Mowing The Lawn!
Over the Christmas Holiday I was taking notice of how cool it would be to have a true edible landscape. One not just for myself and the family but one to share with friends and neighbors. I have been planning my Square Foot Garden and how large it should be. Adding some more fruiting trees to the lan [...]
Is Your Lawn Evil
I Really Do Not Enjoy Mowing The Lawn!
Over the Christmas Holiday I was taking notice of how cool it would be to have a true edible landscape. One not just for myself and the family but one to share with friends and neighbors. I have been planning my Square Foot Garden and how large it should be. Adding some more fruiting trees to the lan [...]
Are You Certified?
By Billy ‘The Real’ Deal
-Horticulture Specialist-
ISA Certified Arborist, FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional
Over the past 20 years I have had the pleasure of working with many businesses. One of the subjects in recent years has been, “What can we do to grow our business?”
Most often I ask them, “How i [...]
It’s Raining, It’s Pourin...
- By BILLY “the real” DEAL -
- HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST –
This past weekend the Florida panhandle has been pummeled with heavy rains. With over 13 inches of rain Saturday, and some rain gauges reading over 20 inches. Central Florida, and much of the State has been receiving the much needed precipitation over the past f [...]
I Do Not Have A Green Thumb
- By BILLY “the real” DEAL -
- HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST –
“I don’t have a green thumb.” This is the phrase I hear many times from people when they find out the business I am in. My response is a nice smile and the phrase “Thank you, this creates job security in my industry, just keep buying rep [...]
I Could Tell You To Plant a Tree Toda...
- By BILLY “the real” DEAL -
- HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST -
I could tell you about how this week we were greeted to the surprising news, that Home Prices Drop Again In Most Big Cities by the Associated Press.
But I will not
I could tell you Man has broken the planet and this past Sunday was EarthDay 2012… We are [...]
Trees are Cool!
- By BILLY “the real” DEAL -
- HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST -
Last week many of us across Central Florida were having flashbacks of the 2002 & 2003 Hurricane season. Those of us with power watched our favorite meteorologist use world like – I-4 Corridor, Tornado Warning, Flash Flood Warning, Downed power-lines, and s [...]
Rain-Rain-That-Wont-Go-Away!
- By BILLY “the real” DEAL -
- HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST -
Dry Creek Bed -Rain-Garden - By: John Madison Landscape
We have just spent the last 24 hours in Central Florida watching, driving, working or playing in the rain. As the sun peeks through the clouds you realize your yard has a small pond beginning to form near that d [...]
Watch out! They are Coming to your ...
-By BILLY “the real” DEAL -
- Florida Certified Horticulture Professional -
-ISA Certified Arborist-
The Tree Butcher…. They are armed with Pickup Trucks, Trailers, and Chainsaws. They knock on your door and strike fear in the hearts of you and your neighbors. They tell you unless you cut limbs off of trees [...]
Does Spring Have You Running in Circl...
- By BILLY “the real” DEAL -
- HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST –
Circling Roots:
You may have seen this when planting a new tree for Arbor Day. Spiraling roots circling the container the tree has been grown in. These circling or deformed roots are formed when a tree is grown for too long in a container. Research has shown that [...]
Have Yourself a Treemendous Day!
- By BILLY “the real” DEAL -
- HORTICULTURE SPECIALIST -
What is it about spring that just refreshes the soul? Is it the birds coming back home an building their nest and the sound of their chirps? Is it the new new lush growth we see from our lawns and our landscape?
Take notice how the retail stores have all converted large [...]